American - Musician | September 28, 1938 - April 30, 2015
At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart.
Ben E. King
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I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing.
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When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we got this hit record, I still was looking at this as kind of a fun thing.
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It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.
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Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist.
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I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes.
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He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies.
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Yeah. I've been pretty fortunate to travel I guess, all around the place.
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One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be in a coliseum, and the next minute we can be in a small auditorium. It varies, depending on the promoter, the budget, and the travelling distance.
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I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.
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Many times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind him to keep people from even talking to him. You were almost in a little restricted area there.
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If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about, is that my career started at that time and that I met some of the greatest entertainers at that time and some are still here.
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